What should the relationship between parents and their children be like when the latter begin to delve into the world of social media? How do the algorithms work? What security measures should families and children take? Or what red lines cannot be crossed to guarantee good management? A window in your pocket (Editorial Mediterrània) is a family story, funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, that answers all these questions. The story stems from three years of research by communication PhDs Mireia Montaña Blasco, from the UOC, and Mònika Jiménez-Morales, from the UPF, on how young people use social media. More than 1,000 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 18 participated in the research, explaining how they use platforms like TikTok and what the consequences are.

An old adage advises joining the enemy if you cannot beat them. In terms of compolIf the enemy's values ​​are better than yours, get closer. And if your own values ​​bother you, apply them to the enemy. Thus, the classical right has sidelined its key concepts—order, property, family, etc.—in order to appropriate the term freedomAlthough for two centuries this magic word has guided all revolutions against the old regime. First, it was appropriated by the liberals, in the name of laissez faire economic. And now they're doing it. libertarians, Trump's followers, who obviously have nothing to do with old libertarian anarchism, but with hatred of the state in the face of the market, erected as guarantor of the rights of individuals.

This week, Pedro Sánchez announced at an international summit in Dubai that he will prohibit "access to social media for minors under 16." The announcement has sparked reactions, so many that even Elon Musk, on X, has labeled Sánchez a true "totalitarian." Musk's reaction is significant because it means the underlying message has gotten through: tech platforms, we will not allow you to make more money at the expense of our children's health and well-being. For me, this is the first message that should be heard everywhere. The second clear message is that we have made a mistake by facilitating indiscriminate access to social media so early, and it is necessary to reverse a situation that has lasted far too long and has more harm than good. We need a cultural shift in our relationship with digital technology. The data on usage time (more than 5 hours a day) and its direct impact on children's development, the average age of first use (11 years old), and the amplification of behaviors such as... cyberbullying (25% in girls and adolescents) or access to inappropriate content (pornography and extreme violence from the age of 10) are urgently needed.

France's battle to keep children and teenagers away from screens and social media has taken another step forward. The National Assembly passed a law at midnight prohibiting access to social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram for those under fifteen, and banning mobile phone use in schools. The law must now go to the Senate for final approval, but President Emmanuel Macron has requested expedited processing so that it can be definitively approved within a few weeks and take effect on September 1st. "Because our children's brains are not for sale. Not on American platforms, not on Chinese networks. Because their dreams cannot and should not be dictated by algorithms," Macron stated in a message to X.